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Barack Obama: America will always keep our commitments to friends and partners who step up.

On the recordMay 26, 2014
America will always keep our commitments to friends and partners who step up.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Drawdown of United States Military Personnel in Afghanistan

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